Aga Khan Academy Kampala to be built

Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan presides over the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy, Kampala. The Academy, joins a network of high-quality schools that will provide world-class education to exceptional students from across the developing world. The ceremony was attended by His Excellency the Vice President of Uganda, Professor Gilbert Bukenya, who delivered a speech on behalf of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni. The Aga Khan emphasised the importance of 'people power' - vital for economic growth in developing countries.

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance

Microfinance for Women in Northern Pakistan

Since its establishment in 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) has taken over 25 years of microfinance activities, programmes and banks that were administered by sister agencies within the AKDN. The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion. more